Four people were killed in the crash of an Il-76 military transport aircraft near the Mikhailovsky Highway in Ryazan, five more were hospitalized. This is stated in the Telegram channel of the operational group of the regional government.

A source in the emergency services told TASS that the fall was due to "sudden ignition of the engine."

“The plane crashed due to a sudden ignition of the engine. Previously, four [persons] died, five were hospitalized.”

All the victims are now in intensive care, one is in an extremely serious condition, the rest are in serious condition, Interfax reports , citing an informed source.

The aircraft made a training flight on the Belgorod-Orenburg route, stopping at Dyagilevo for refueling. Asnoted in the Ministry of Defense, the flight was carried out without cargo, the crew noticed an engine malfunction and decided to land on the ground. At the same time, the department said that the plane "made a hard landing."

Telegram channels published the very moment of the fall, as well as a video from the scene.

The Soviet heavy military transport aircraft Il-76 was developed by the aviation complex named after S.V. Ilyushin. It is designed to transport equipment and cargo, depending on the modification, it is capable of delivering cargo weighing up to 28-60 tons over a distance of 3600-4200 km.